Most parents prefer one-on-one private tutoring to an SAT school. Parents, whose children I have tutored for this test, have told me that they opted for a private tutor after having enrolled their child in a program at school and got minimal results. Certainly some help is better than none, and this would apply to that help gained at a school or specialized preparation center. The problem with the school or group approach is that many students tune out while enrolled and therefore do not experience the gains that one-on-one help can provide. In a …show more content…
In other words, I let them take an actual math section test, under the same time constraints as the actual SAT, and then I go over it point by point. Then I request that they retake the entire test after reviewing my notes and worked-out solutions. After doing this repeatedly, their ability to get through the problems successfully increases dramatically. Bear in mind that while I show them the step-by-step solutions, I also fill in their weak spots by re-teaching them material they need to know. By providing this type of tutoring, the students test scores invariably go up; and both they and their parents are always pleased with this